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^fprom    Outing? 


KoKa. 


Ko  Ka. 


A  Glimpse  at  Part  ol  JLake  Rosseau. 


Hepburn,  Beaumaris — Lake  Muskoka. 

A  HIGHLAND  HC  JDAY. 

(Muskuka.) 

BY    ED.    W.    SANDYS. 

The  following  article  appeared  in  tlie  July,  1897,  number  of  the  vvell-knnvn  journal  of  out-door  spo'ts,  Outing;  and  is  reproduced  herewith 

for  the  benefit  of  those  who  in  a  few  weeks  will  be  planning  a'.id  mapping  out  their  annual  suinmer  tour.    Tlie  writer  of 

the  article  is  a  well-known  authority  on  sport,  and  the  information  given  can  be  depended  upon  :  — 


It  was  all  on  account  of  the  heat.  Broadway  had 
become  a  veritable  fiery  furnace;  Fifth  Avenue  was 
so  hot  that  the  flagstones  burned  one's  feet.  Erst- 
while dapper  New  Yorkers  had  degenerated  into  a 
half-dressed,  red-faced,  wilted-coUar  set  of  tramps, 
who  barely  possessed  sufficient  energy  to  creep  from 


one  darkened  resort  to  the  next,  and  to  gasp  out  an 
order  for  lemonade,  or  anything  that  was  long,  cold, 
wet,  and  free  from  spirits. 

Three  of  us  sat  in  the  comparative  coolness  of  the 
club,  and  grunted  and  swore  at  the  weather.  Style 
had  been  thrown  to  the  winds ;  shirt-sleeves  were  good 


B  t^iflblanO  t>oliC>ais. 


irewith 

)  out  an 
ig,  cold, 

is  of  the 
.  Style 
ere  good 


enough  for  us;  and  we  calmly  risked  pneumonia  by 
sitting  in  a  regular  whirlwind  created  by  all  the  elec- 
tric fans  in  the  place  being  centered  upon  the  same 
spot. 

Upon  the  left  sat  Bige — fat  Bige ;  he  was  making 
very  poor  weather  of  it.  Cpon  the  right  was  the 
Doctor,  in  the  throes  of  a  general  thaw  and  much  hu- 
midity. Facing  the  pair  was  the  writer,  with  just  suf- 
ficient life  left  in  him  to  enable  him  to  feebly  guy  the 
others.  The  weights  of  the  trio  totaled  up  to  about 
seven  hun<ired  pounds,  and  they  felt  their  responsi- 
bilities. 

The  writer  was  inane,  and  he  knew  it,  but  to  save 
his  life  he  could  not  keep  still. 

"I  know  a  place,"  he  began  in  a  most  aggravating 
drawl,  "  where  a  fellow'd  want  blankets  over  him  to- 
night, and  good  old  thick  blankets,  at " 

"For  the  Loid  s  sake,  shut  up!"  roared  Bige. 
'*/  know  a  place  where  a  fellow'd  want  ice  ten  feet 
over  his  head,  and  I  wish  you 
were  there  this  minute,  with 
your  fool  talk  about  blankets 
when  a  fellow  can't  keep  his 
hands  dry  enough  to  p'ay 
hearts  ! " 

"I  understand,"  continued 
the  writer, ' '  that  Bige  is  deeply 
interested  in  the  place  he 
speaks  of,  and  he'll  get  to  know 
all  about  it  some  day,  if  he 
does  not  mend  his  ways.  But 
meanwhile,  I  know  a  place 
where  old  General  Humidity 
is  not  in  command ;  where  the 
air  is  dry  and  wholesome ; 
where  a  midsummer  night  is 
almost  cold ;  where  the  air  is 
filled  with  the  music  of  run- 
ningwaters;  where  silvery  lakes 
extend  as  far  as  the  eye  can 
see  ;  where  little  pebbles  are 
plainly  visible  in  twenty  feet 
of  water,  and  you  can  go 
plunging  down  until  yon  feel 
as  though  you  were  in  another 
world,  a  world  of  cool,  green 
depths  that  draw  the  fever 
from  your  blood  and  send  you 


forth  into  the  sunlight  a  new  man  ;  where  the  entire 
landscape  is  of  surpassing  beauty — one  long  succession 
of  waterways  spangled  with  uncounted  fairy  isles, 
bordered  with  lichened  rocks  and  billowy  leagues  of 
ancient  forest.  In  this  place  one  can  rove  at  will  afoot 
or  afloat ;  trace  the  runways  of  the  deer  or  the  trout- 
brook  to  its  source ;  steal  upon  the  toiling  beaver,  or 
just  lie  and  loaf  upon " 

He  checked  himself  just  in  time,  for  Bige  had  got 
upon  his  feet  and  had  grasped  the  back  of  his  chair 
with  both  hands.  His  action  was  too  expressive  to  be 
misunderstood. 

The  Doctor  setlled  it.  While  the  -description  was 
progressing  he  had  gradually  straightened  up  in  his 
chair,  and  he  now  stared  fixedly  at  the  writer  as  he  re- 
marked, "  I  call  you  !  " 

"What  do  you  mean  ?"  queried  the  writer. 

"Just  this— 'you're  called,'"  replied  the  Doctor; 
and  he  continued,  "you've  babbled  about  this  place 


Gibraltar. 


B  -toiflblanO  1boU^aB. 


Butler's  Point. 

long  enough  ;  /  don't  believe  there's  any  such  place 
if  there  is,  I  want  to  see  it — steer  me  to  it." 

"By  the  shin-bone  of  my  great- 
granddaddy,  and  he  was  seven  feet 
high,"  retorted  the  writer,  "I'll  go 
you — provided  Bige  will  go  too  !  " 

Two  evenings  later  we  started 
upon  vvhat  proved  to  be  the  pleasant- 
est  pilgrimage  we  have  ever  known. 

The  heat  continued.  Even  the 
resourceful  New  York  Central  could 
hardly  be  expected  to  ffiippe  pas- 
sengers to  order  in  their  berths  ;  yet 
we  fared  well  enough  till  a  weird  cry 
of  "Wog-la-fouls  !  "  warned  us  that 
we  had  reached  the  world-famous 
cataract.  Here  we  breakfasted — 
and  perspired  !  It  was  sultry  even 
at  Niagara.  The  wonderful  gorge 
was  filled  with  tremulous  air-waves 
which  almost  made  you  dizzy  to 
watch  ;  the  one  cool  tiling  was  the 
white-maned  galloping  water. 

"  I'd  like  to  come  slithering  down 
and  drop  with  it;  it's  comfortable 
down  in  that  white  stuff,"  muttered 
Doc.  Then  we  led  him  away  to  the 
depot,  for  there's  no  telling  what 
may  happen  in  such  cases. 


Aboard  the  Grand  Trunk  train  we  pulled  across 
the  triumph  of  engineering  —  the  cobweb  of  steel 
which  binds  two  countries  together.  A  momentary 
glimpse  of  a  tumult  of  angry  water,  of  a  hair-like 
parallel  wire  where  fools  have  rushed  though  angels 
might  fear  to  tread  ;  then  we  were  recalled  to  the 
commonplace  by  a  retiuest  to  open  baggage.  Her 
Majesty  s  official,  a  kindly  gentleman  who  knew  we 
were  not  smugglers,  at  a  glance,  chalked  our  pieces 
and  the  ordeal  was  over. 

The  next  stage  of  the  journey  was  interesting  in  a 
mild  sort  of  way.  The  writer  knew  what  the  Doctor 
and  Bige  did  not,  that  the  quiet  landscape  that  rolled 
away  upon  every  side  was  one  of  the  richest  districts 
in  all  Canada. 

"They  appear  to  grow  some  fruit  hereabouts,"  re- 
marked the  Doctor,  as  his  eyes  followed  I'ows  upon 
rows  of  well-trimmed  trees  and  sturdy  vines ;  then  he 
shouted:  "There's  a  ship  in  that  mari's  orchard! 
What  the  deuce  is  it  doing  there  ?" 

A  moment  later  a  passing  view  of  the  canal   ex- 


Couchiching  Beach,  Orillia,  Ont. 


a  t)i0blan^  t>o»^al2. 


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of  steel 
oinentary 
hair-like 
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d  to  the 
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knew  we 
ur  pieces 

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tiat  rolled 
:  districts 

outs,"  re- 

ows  upon 

;  then  he 

orchard  ! 

canal   ex- 


plained  the  vessel's  presence,  and  the  Doctor  forked 
over  two  fine  cigars  as  the  price  of  his  ignorance. 

Some  time  later  a  vision  of  hroad  water,  fringed 
with  olive-tinted  marshes,  followed  by  clustering  build- 
ings, wiiich  gradually  increased  till  they  were  lined  in 
solid  rows,  told  us  that  we  had  entered  tiie  "Ambi- 
tious City  "  of  Hannlton.  A  roomy  station,  glimpses 
of  well-kept  streets,  crowds  of  passengers  hurrying  to 
and  fro,  proved  that  Hamilton  had  good  cause  for 
lieing  ambitious,  and  an  excellent  prospect  of  eventu- 
ally making  good  her  claims.  Above  all  rose  her 
mountain,  delightful  place  of  an  evening,  but  now 
sun-baked  and  uninviting.  I'ige  eyed  it  and  its  long 
flights  of  steps,  and 
exclaimed,  "Whew! 
I  wouldn't  climb  up 
there  to-day  for  Man- 
hattan Island." 

Out  into  the  green 
country  again,  past 
farms,  groves  and  vil- 
lages, in  swift  succes- 
sion ;  then  the  flash 
of  open  water,  a  run 
along  Ontario's  shore; 
and  soon  the  warm 
glow  of  red  brick  and 
a  slackening  of  speed 
announced  that  we 
were  within  the  limits 
of  Toronto,  the 
"Queen  City." 

"This  if^^  something 
like  a  town, "  declared 
Bige  some  time  later, 
after  we  had  finished 
our  meal  at  the  excel- 
lent hotel;  "but,"  he  continued,  "where  the  deuce  is 
your  cool  place? — it's  pretty  near  as  hot  here  as  it  was 
in  Go^^ham." 

"We'll  find  the  place  all  right  to-morrow,"  replied 
the  writer.  "There's  no  particular  hurry,  and  we 
will  fill  in  time  driving  about  here." 

Jarvis,  Bloor,  St.  George  and  Sherbourne  streets 
rather  surprised  the  visitors,  but  it  was  not  until  they 
had  half  done  Rosedale  that  they  betrayed  anything 
like  enthusiasm.  Here,  however,  they  waxed  eloquent, 
both  declaring  that  if  the  mysterious  place  they  were 


going  to  was  any  prettier  than  the  ravines,  it  would  be 
better  than  they  had  expected.  The  writer  merely 
looked  at  them  with  gentle  pity. 

Next  day  away  again,  this  time  almost  due  north- 
ward. The  Doctor  is  no  fool  in  worldly  matters,  and 
he  kept  his  eyes  fixed  upon  the  landscape.  "Good- 
looking  country — fine  country,"  he  kept  nuittering  as 
farm  after  farm  slid  past,  and  well  he  might,  for  he  was 
traversing  the  fat-lands  of  old  York,  which  he  might 
search  long  to  equal  even  in  his  own  Empire  State. 

"Hi!  Bige,"  he  suddenly  exclaimed,  "poke  your 
head  out;  it's  cooler,  and  I  smell  water." 

"  Barrie !  "    yelled    the    brakeman,    as    he    passed 


A  Bit  of  Lak?  Rosseau. 

throu^'h  the  smoker,  and  the  next  moment  a  welcome 
puff  from  Kempenfeldt's  silver  bosom  filled  the  car. 

"Ha!  This  is  g-r-a-n-d  !  Guess  he's  right  about 
his  place  !  "  shouted  Bige,  as  we  rolled  along,  with  the 
refreshing'  breath  of  Lake  Simcoe  freely  streaming 
through  the  car.  And  then  came  flashing  Couchi- 
ching,  next  woods  and  waters  in  pleasing  succession, 
and  lastly  Gravenhurst. 

"  Here  we  are — get  your  traps — tumble  out;  this 
is  our  steamer !  "  said  the  writer,  and  soon  we  were 
i"eady  for  the  novelties  to  come. 


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a  tUflblanO  -fcoUDa^. 


Doc  and  Bige  posted  themselves  for'ard,  and  stood, 
with  legs  wide  spread,  sniffing  the  pure  air  with  the 
deepest  satisfaction.  "By  Jove!  he's  right,"  said 
Doc  ;  "  I  like  this  air,  and  I  know  some  folks  in  New 
York  that  would  fatten  on  it," 

"  You're  nearly  eight  hundred  feet  above  the 
Thousand  Islands,"  remarked  the  scribe,  as  he  folded 
himself  up  in  a  convenient  seat  ;  "  and,"  he  continued, 
"  they  don't  recjuire  electric  fans  up  here,  like  those 
poor  beggars  in  the  club." 

Doc  and  Bige  will  not  soon  forget  the  cruising  of 
that  afternoon.  The  steamer  steadily  bored  her  way 
northward,  till  she  had  passed  the  Narrows.  Then, 
as  the  full  beauty  of  islands,  shores  and  water  of 
Muskoka  Lake  burst  upon  their  view,  both  men 
uttered  a  long-drawn  "  Ah-h-h  !  "  of  delight.  They 
were  wildly  enthusiastic  before  they  reached  tiie  mouth 
of  Muskoka  River  ;  after  that  they  sat  in  silence,  their 
faces  flushed  with  almost  childish  pleasure,  their  eyes 
shifting  from  one  vista  to  another,  as  the  wonderful 
panorama  was  slowly  unrolled  before  them. 

At  Beaumaris,  Doc  roused  himself  with  a  start, 
and  exclaimed,  "  By  George  !  it's  all  so  beautiful  that 
I  forgot  to  liglit  my  cigar — and  it's  a  perfecto  at  that ; 
gimme  a  light  !  "  And  so  to  Indian  River  and  Port 
Carling,  where  Doc  anxiously  inquired  if  there  was 
more  of  it  in  front. 

Once  through  Port  Carling  lock  and  fairly  afloat 
upon  Rosseau,  these  fickle  Gothamites  forgot  the  man- 
ifold charms  of  Muskoka  Lake.  Nor  could  the  writer 
blame  them,  for  it  is  his  solemn  conviction  that  there 
are  "bits"  of  Rosseau  which  cannot  be  duplicated  in 
the  whole  wide  world.  Wonderfully  fair  was  the 
island-dotted  breadth  of  calmest  water,  with  its  lichen- 
silvered  rocks  and  masses  of  changeful  greens  ;  cool, 
restful  and  marvelously  refreshing  was  that  voyage, 
yet,  in  mv  opinion,  it  could  not  compare  with  the 
same  tou"  taken  in  the  fullness  of  autumn,  when  the 
foliage  flames  like  beacon-fires  from  isle  and  point  and 
rolling  hillside,  when  the  steel-blue  water  spreads  like 
some  gorgeous  carpet  rich  with  the  matchless  splendors 
of  the  turning  leaf. 

Soon  after  they  left  Windermere  behind,  superb 
purple  shadows  began  to  steil  across  from  isle  to  isle ; 
and  by  the  time  they  were  abreast  of  Rosseau  Falls, 
the  lake  presented  a  picture  of  dreamy  beauty  that 
might  well  have  belonged  to  fairyland.  Stars  were 
twinkling  overhead,    while   through   the  lower  gloom 


Bala   Island. 

camp-fires  glowed  like  red  eyes  from  jutting  points 
and  scattered  islands,  when  the  steamer  made  a  brief 
stop  at  Maplehurst.  Thence  she  moved  through  the 
gathering  darkness  to  Rosseau,  at  the  northern  end  of 
the  lake,  and  the  voyage  was  done.  Before  turning 
in  at  the  snug  little  hotel,  Doc  and  Bige  admitted  that 
they  had  never  before  realized  the  possible  beauties  of 
island  scenery ;  and  fat  Bige  shrugged  his  great 
shoulders  in  a  comical  fashion,  as  he  asked  the  land- 
lord—"Say,  got  blankets,  good,  old,  thick  blankets?" 

Three  happy  weeks  they  spent,  during  which  time 
they  saw  everything  worth  seeing;  and  after  they  liad 
got  home  and  back  to  the  old  club  routine,  they  made 
bores  of  themselves  by  continually  harping  upon  the 
marvels  of  Muskoka. 

This  season  fat  Bige  will  lead  a  large  party  thither 
during  the  heated  term ;  but  the  Doctor  has  grown 
cunning,  and  he  will  join  the  writer  in  a  quiet  little 
(fuest  for  deer  during  the  turning  of  the  leaf.  The 
reason  for  this  is  readily  found.  He  had  not  been 
home  from  the  first  trip  for  more  than  a  month,  be- 
fore he  learned  that  the  vvi;iter  was  going  back  for  his 
usual  fall  shooting.  Now,  the  Doctor  is  accustomed 
to  having  his  own  way,  and  he,  at  once,  declared  that 
he  must  have  a  deer.  It  ended  by  his  going,  this  time 
not  up  the  lakes,  but  by  rail  to  the  village  of  Hunts- 
ville.     Of  the  sport  we  had,   a  word  later  on  ;  mean- 


a  l3i0&lanC>  t>oU^aK>. 


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while  to  glance  once  more  at  Muskoka  as  a  summer 
resort. 

Tlie  third  of  the  must  important  waters  is  Lake 
Joseph,  hy  many  considered  to  l)e  more 
beautiful  than  Muskoka  or  Rosseau. 
This  lake  is  reached  by  steamer  from 
Gravenhurst,  through  the  southern 
part  of  Lake  Rosseau,  thence,  by  way 
of  a  short  canal  at  Fort  Sandfield,  to 
Lake  Joseph.  The  steamers  upon  this 
route  are  dupply-boat.-,  which  call  dur- 
ing each  trip  at  many  private  land- 
ings, thus  aifvirding  passengers  ample 
opportunities  for  inspecting  the  sum- 
mer residences  and  islands. 

Lake  Joseph  sprawls  like  a  silver 
cuttlefish  in  the  midst  of  a  wonderful 
picture-gallery.  Its  long  tentacles  em- 
brace some  of  the  fairest  fragments  of 
North  America,  and  wind  among  islands 
too  numerous  to  mention.  Yoho  is  the 
center  of  summer  life — the  capital  of 
the  camps  and  cottages.  Near  the  up- 
per end  of  the  lake  is  Stanley  Bay,  a 
beautiful  spot  for  camping.  Perhaps 
the  best-known  features  of  the  lake 
are  Echo  Rock  and  Hawk's  Nest. 
From  Port  Cockburn,  at  the  head  of 
the  lake,  it  is  easy  to  reach,  7^ut  the 
Northwest  Carry,  a  chain  of  waters 
which  affords  nmskallonge  and  bass 
fishing  that  will  long  be  remembered. 
This  region  is  wild  enough  to  satisfy 
even  an  Indian,  yet  the  trails  are  plain, 
thanks  to  the  operations  of  the  lum- 
bermen. 

To  those  fond  of  canoeing,  a  la  7'oy- 
ai^t'ier,  Muskoka  offers  a  magnificent 
field.  One  of  ihe  stellar  attractions 
of  Lake  Rosseau,  indeed  one  of  the 
most  fascinating  things  of  the  kind  in 
the  world,  is  the  wonderful  Shadow 
River,  which  enters  the  lake  at  its 
northern  extremity,  and  is  easily 
reached  from  Rosseau  and  Maple- 
hurst.  The  Shadow  is  quite  a  small  water,  but  it 
may  be  styled  the  magic  mirror  of  Muskoka.  Your 
canoe  seems  to  swim  in  space ;  upon  either  hand  and 


above  is  graceful  foliage;  below  extends  an  inverted 
forest  pointing  toward  a  smnmer  sky.  Every  leaf, 
every  hair-like  twig,  is  as  distinct  in  water  as  in  air. 


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Echo  Rock,  Lake  Joseph. 

A  bird,  or  insect,  futs  unseen  above  you ;  its  coun- 
terpart wings  its  way  across  the  view  below.  The 
wealth  of  light  and  shade  simply  baffles  description. 


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B  IbiflblniiO  Ibolioav}. 


Good  photos  ut  the  Shadow  are  as  perfect  if  viewed 
upside  down.  A  few  miles  of  tfiis  wonderful  water 
are  available  for  caiioeiu),'.  and  near  the  turning-point 
is  the  pretty  Bridal  Veil  I'alis,  located  upon  a  small 
tributary  stream. 

With  the  exception  of  its  beauty,  howevci,  Shadow 
River  is  a  niere  incident  in  comparis(m  with  the  miles 
upon  miles  of  canoe  routes  which  net  the  forty  tv)wn- 


On  Siiadow  River. 

ships  comprised  within  Muskoka's  bounds.  From  the 
Severn  River  northward  to  I-^rench  River  and  Lake 
Nipissing,  which  means  a  stretch  of  country  as  large 
as  Belgium,  the  canoer  may  choose  a  route  almost 
where  he  wills,  Muskoka  River,  Moon  River,  Mus- 
tpiash  River,  and  the  Magnetawan  River,  are  chief 
arteries  by  which  one  may  reach  Georgian  Bay  and 
its  thousands  of  isles,  or  attractive  lakes  inland.     The 


Magnetawan  especially  will  please  the  enthusiast  w.':>i 
the  padille.  It  is  best  reached  by  rail  to  Burke's 
Falls.  Steamers  ply  upon  the  Magnetawan  from 
Bu'ke's  I'alls  through  Cerebe  arid  Ah-Mic  lakes  to 
Ah-Mic  Harbor,  forty  miles  west.  This  may  all  be 
comfortably  done  ill  cancjes ;  and  the  voyage  may  be 
continued  beyond  Ah-Mic  Harbor  to  Byng  Inlet, 
where  the  Magnetawan  pours  its  floijd  into  (Georgian 
i^ay.  From  this  point  the  canoer 
can  return  by  steamer  to  Colling- 
uood,  Penetanguishene,  or  Midland, 
all  important  points  upon  the  Grand 
Trunk   Railway. 

The  St.  Bernard  Dominion  Club,  of 
Chicago,  ctjuiposed  of  members  of  St. 
Bernard  Commandery,  the  largest,  ex- 
cept one,  commandery  of  Knights  Tem- 
plar in  tin;  world,  has  a  fine  club-house 
:  I  St.  Bernard  island,  one  of  the  most 
beautiful  sites  in  Lake  Ah-Mic. 

What  better  en)ploynient  for  a 
holiday  than  tracing  out  the  intrica- 
cies of  a  v/atcry  maze  u  hicli  leads 
one  into  the  lonely  haunts  of  bear, 
deer,  wolf  and  grouse ;  where  one 
may  go  and  come  at  will,  camping 
where  he  jileases  and  by  no  man's 
favor,  killing  game  or  fisli  in  thicket 
or  lake,  and  surrounded  ever  by  a 
wealth  of  natural  beauties,  unrivaled 
as  subjects   for  brush  or  camera? 

And  now  to  return  to  the  Doctor 
and  our  sport  at  Huntsville.  Our 
host  proved  to  be  an  excellent  fellow, 
who  between  supper-time  and  bed- 
time made  all  arrangements  for  the 
following  day.  Doc  is  downright  fat, 
while  I  am  only  big  (catch  me  owning 
up  to  being  fat !)  and  somehow,  I  think 
that  our  host  noticed  this.  At  ali 
events  he  ordered  a  spring-wagon  and  team  to  call 
for  us  at  seven  a.  m. ;  he  also  secured  a  guide,  who 
had  a  .45-90  Winchester  and  two  hounds.  I  don't 
believe  in  hounding,  but  Doc  does — he's  been  trained 
in  t!ie  Adirondacks,  and  he  doesn't  know  better. 

Now  for  the  inc  'ents  of  om  day,  and  it  must  be 
borne  ir.  mind  tnat  I  give  them  exaci/y  as  they 
occurred. 


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a  t>iablanO  iJoltOaB. 


We  staited  in  ^ood  tmio  and  drove  about  six  n  iles 
over  a  fine  road.  The  driver  and  Kiiide  occupitil  the 
front  seat,  Doc  and  I  tlie  rear  one,  wliile  the  dogs 
were  tied  under  the  r-eats.  The  first  ex(  itinj,'  incident 
occurred  as  we  weie  passing  a  cabin  surrounded  by  a 
few  acres  of  stumpy  pasture,  separated  from  tlie  brush 
by  high  wails  of  bowlders.  In  this  pasti.re  were  a 
do?en  or  nioie  tv/o-year-old  heifers. 

The  stock  was  in 
fine  condition,  and 
the  Doctor,  with  an 
eye  to  the  good  things 
of  life,  was  just  call- 
ing attention  to  the 
possibilities  in  the 
shape  of  prime  cuts, 
when  I  noticed  a  man 
n  aking  frantic  sig- 
n.  "s  from  the  door  of 
the.  cabin.  He  kept 
poinding  toward  the 
cattle  and  then  shift- 
ing hiS  a-ms  to  the  po- 
sition they  would  oc- 
cupy if  holdii'g  a  gun, 
ur'^il  we  were  sure 
that  he  was  either 
drunk  or  cra;;y. 

"  What's  the  mat- 
ter with  the  blamed 
idiot,  anyhow?" 
asked  the  Doctor. 
"Does  he  think  we're 
fools  enough  to  shoot 
one  of  his  beasts  ?" 

"Reckoi.  he's  only 
smart,''  I  replied. 
"He's  trying  to  roast 
us  in  his  playful  coun- 
try way;  what  he 
means  is  that  we're 
duffers   enough   to 

shoot  cattle,  or  else  that  we'd  better  make  sure  of  a 
heifer  rather  than  run  chances  for  deer  further  on." 

"Well."  snorted  the  Doctor,    "he's  a  d foo! 

anyhow,  and  I'll  punch  his ." 

To    the    Doctor's    utter    amazement    I    suddenly 
tumbled  over  the  seat,  out  of  the  wagon,  and  began 


to  wildly  fumb'<'  -jgst  the  straw  under  cue  dogs. 

Somewhere — ■  f  course  I  couldn't  remember  e.xactly 
where — in  tiia  straw  was  the  old  "44,"  and  I  wanted 
it  worse  than  I've  waiited  anything  since. 

"Why!  what  the— what— what— "  stiirtered  tlie 
Docto; ,  as  I  savagely  punched  a  dog  and  finally  man- 
aged to  get  the  rirte. 

"Look!      you   mud-eyed  old  pilh  jiler — look   right 


Tavernier's  Paint. 

beside  that  black  calf !  "  I  hissed,  while  fighting  with 
the  canvas  cover;  "that  man  was  trying  to  put  us  on 
without  hollering." 

There,  not  seventy-five  yards  away,  and  in  tlie 
center  of  the  bunc>i  of  cattle,  stood  the  biggest,  fattes. 
doe  I  had  ever  seen  !     She  lu'd  probably  been  watch- 


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a  Ibiflbland  tjoUOa^. 


iiig  us  for  many  minutes,  and  had  my  eye  not  chanced 
to  catch  the  wif^j^le  of  her  restless  tail,  we  might  have 
driven  on  none  ihe  wiser. 

Before  Doc  could  recover  his  speech  I  had  pump*^  1 
a  shell  into  place  and  had  readied  the  fence.  Here  a 
difficulty  arose.  Immediately  beyond  the  doe  were  sev- 
eral heifers,  while  the  others  were  so  placed  as  to  pre- 
vent anything  except  a  very  fine  shot.  These  latter  1  did 
not  mind,  but  I  could  see  that  if  I  happened  to  overshoot 
I  was  bound  to  bag  a  h.eifer.     I   hesitated  and — lost. 

The  doe  appeared  to  realve  that  we  had  our  eyes 
upon  her,  and  in  a  moment  she  opened  a  brisk  trot 
toward  the  fence.     Then  Doc  gave  tongue. 

"Shoot!  shoot!  you  infernal  fool!"  he  howled. 
"She'll  get  away:  give  it  to  her  I — plug  her! — O! 
Lord,  /could  kill  her  with  a  brickbat ! '" 

By  this  time  he  was  standing  upright  and  waving 
his  hat  as  if  he  was  try.ng  to  stop  a  train,  while  his 
voice  might  have  '  een  heard  in  New  York.  Naturally 
the  racket  scared  the  gentle  doc  and  she  broke  into  a 
rapid  lope.  I  was  as  high  on  the  fence  as  I  could  get, 
but  still  the  cattle  interfered.  At  last,  when  the  doe 
was  within  forty  yards  of  the  side-fence,  I  saw  that 
she  would  have  to  cross  a  comparatively  broad  opening. 

There  were  cattle  either  side,  but  the  risk  was 
worth  the  ruiming,  so  I  swung  ahead  of  her  chest  and 
cut  loose.  The  result  was  magnificent.  The  ball 
must  have  grazed  her  belly,  fc  she  went  up  in  the  air 
what  seemed  at  least  twenty  feet ;  then  she  darted 
ahead  at  a  marvelous  rate.  For  an  instant  I  saw  her 
a  silhouette  against  the  sky  as  she  flew  the  Carrier; 
then  she  vanished  like  a  winged  shadow,  while  "he 
bawling  cattle  with  tails  like  ramrods  thundered  up 
the  field  amid  a  cloud  of  dust. 

The  conversation  for  the  next  five  minutes  need  not 
be  dwelt  upon.  Doc  wanted  to  turn  loose  the  dogs, 
but  the  guide  explained  that  the  doe  would  surely 
make  for  a  big  swamp  where  we  might  watch  all  day 
in  vain.  As  he  appeared  to  treat  the  matter  as  a  very 
ordinary  occurrence,  and  promised  <^//c/\f  ahead  instead 
of  does,  we  finally  drove  on  for  a  few  miles  to  a  point 
near  the  East  River. 

Here  the  driver  took  the  dogs  back  into  the  woods, 
while  the  guide  attended  to  the  posting  of  the  guns. 
I  was  told  to  follo'v  the  stream  for  about  a  mile  to 
some  clay-ban.ks  where  was  a  runway,  while  the  guide 
led. -Doc.  to  some,  point  within  a  short  distance. 

Having  arrived  at  the  clay-banks  I  found  the  run- 


way, which  from  its  appearance  must  have  been  con- 
stantly used.  It  followed  the  crest  of  the  clay-banks 
and  then  crossed  the  river  about  fifty  yards  below  my 
stand.  This  was  all  easy  enough.  Watching  a  run- 
way, however,  is  a  task  not  much  to  my  liking,  so 
within  an  hour  I  grew  careless.  Once  or  twice  I  heard 
the  hounds  pressing  something  hotfoot,  but  no  deer 
came  my  uay. 

I  smoked  and  lounged  for  a  bit  longer ;  then  my 
eye  caught  a  dark  object  moving  across  the  river 
about  sixty  yards  below  me.  It  could  be  nothing  else 
but  a  bank-beaver,  and  as  I  would  rather  have  a 
beaver  than  a  deer,  I  lined  down  fine  on  him  and  fired. 
The  mighty  kick-up  in  the  water  showed  tliat  the  ball 
had  been  placed  about  right,  so  I  ran  along  the  bank 
to  secure  my  prize.  I  saw  him  twice  struggling  in  the 
swift  current ;  he  appeared  to  be  somewhat  dazed,  but 
he  finally  disappeared  in  a  dark  pool  near  my  feet. 

I  got  a  long  pole  and  poked  for  him,  and  while  I 
was  poking  a  sudden  clamor  of  dog-voices  rolled  over 
the  bank.  As  I  looked  up  stream,  a  tidy  spike-buck 
splashed  through  a  shallow  and  started  to  climb  the 
opposite  bank.  Before  I  could  reach  the  rifle  he  had 
mastered  the  ascent,  and  two  hastily-sped  balls  went 
somewhere  into  that  hairless  space  where  ninety-nine 
out  of  every  hundred  balls  go. 

The  dogs  chased  through  the  river  and  away,  and 
when  I  could  no  longer  hear  them,  I  resumed  my 
poking  after  the  beaver.  At  last  I  located  him  in  a 
wee  cave  under  my  feet,  and  after  churning  him  a  bit 
with  the  pole,  I  fished  him  out.  He  was  small,  almost 
black,  and  very  dead,  so  I  peeled  off  his  hide,  which 
proved  to  be  in  fair  condition.  My  ball  had  just 
grazed  his  spine. 

While  I  was  examining  the  pelt,  the  man  who  had 
let  the  dogs  go  came  loping  along.  He  told  me  that  a 
big  buck  had  passed  Doc's  stand  without  afi^ording  a 
chance  ;  that  Doc  and  his  guide  had  gone  to  Rat  Lake, 
which  was  about  half  a  mile  distant,  and  had  sent  him 
to  fetch  nie  over. 

The  statement  that  the  buck  which  had  come  my 
way  was  a  small  fellow,  elicited  the  information  that 
three  deer  had  been  started,  a  big  buck,  a  small  one, 
and  a  doe;  and  that  the  big  buck  and  the  doe  had 
made  oft  to  the  north  to  some  other  lake. 

"Thish  yer  leetle  buck  bound  to  come  back  to  Rat 
Lake,"  said  the  man  as  w^  pegged  along  the  trail,  and 
so  it  proved. 


a  IbiflblanJ)  IboIiOa^. 


We  found  Doc  and  the  guide  stationed  on  the  lake 
shore  some  two  hundred  yards  apart,  and  I  chose  a 
hig  bowlder  about  half  way  between  tnem.  The 
driver  took  himself  off  to  gossip  with  some  lumbermen, 
who  were  fixing  up  a  shanty,  back  in  the  woods. 

Something  like  an  hour  had  passed  before  we 
heard  the  first  whisper  of  dog-music.  Nearer  and 
nearer  it  steadily  came,  until  we  guessed  that  the  deer 
was  heading  for  a  long  point  a  quarter  of  a  mile  above 
our  stations.  Soon  we  detected  a  movement  in  the 
bushes,  and  this  was  presently  followed  by  the  ap- 
pearance of  the  small  buck.  He  was  tired,  but  he 
bravely  waded  in,  thrust  up  his  nose,  and  struck  out 
in  a  bee-line  for  where  Doc  was  posted. 

A  dear  is  a  beautiful  swimmer,  and  this  fellow 
made  a  fine  showing  as  he  sped  along  with  his  big 
ears  nervously  swing- 
ing to  and  fro.  As  he  rw^ 
progressed,  I  stole  a 
glance  at  my  com- 
rades. Doc  was 
squatted  behind  a 
log,  like  some  huge 
mud-turtle,  and  I 
guessed  that  his 
heart  was  thumping. 
The  guide  was  kneel- 
ing behind  a  rock, 
and  as  I  turned  he 
made  violent  signals 
with  his  hand  for  me 
to  keep  low. 

A   second    glance 
at   the   buck  showed 

that  he  was  edging  in  nearer  to  me,  and  was  now  not 
more  than  one  hundred  and  fifty  yards  away.  "  Poor 
beggar,"  I  thought,  "you'll  get  the  biggest  surprise 
of  your  wild,  young  life,  in  about  one  minute." 

I  carefully  watched  his  progress,  with  my  eye  meas- 
uring off  the  yards.  One  hundred  and  twenty-five, 
one  hundred  and  ten,  one  hundred — then  I  stood  erect. 
"Get  down!"  warned  the  guide.  "What  ye 
tryin'  to  do  ?  "  "Aw,  go  on  !  "  I  replied.  "Do  you 
want  to  initrder  the  thing?"  At  the  sound  of  our 
voices,  the  buck  swung  his  ears  forward,  then  changed 
his  course,  so  that  I  liad  him  in  profile.  Swinging  the 
Winchester  ahead  of  his  nose,  till  it  traveled  smoothly 
with  him,  I  pulled  the  trigger. 


The  ripping  report  was  immediately  followed  by  a 
dull  "f— futt,"  and  I  knew  that  the  lead  had  found 
him. 

"You  got  'um— you  got  'um  !  "  yelled  the  guide. 
Then  he  turned  loose  the  big  ".45,"  and  a  spout  of 
wlMte  water  shot  many  feet  into  the  air.  The  buck, 
meanwhile,  had  given  a  sudden  convulsive  lunge,  as 
though,  for  one  instant,  his  feet  had  touched  bottom  ; 
then,  sinking  till  his  ears  were  almost  under,  he  made 
straight  for  the  Doctor. 

Now  began  a  general  engagement.  Doc's  rifle  was 
barking  like  a  chained  dog,  while  every  now  and  then 
tlie  crash  of  'he  ".45"  and  leaping  jets  of  water  told 
that  the  guide  was  busy,  and,  incidentally,  overshooting 
the  mark.  The  deer  kept  laboring  shoreward  until  I 
suddenly  realized  that  his  progress  was  bringing  me  into 


Sans-Souci  Island,  Lake  Rosseau. 

a  crazy  cross-fire,  whereupon  I  promptly  dived  behind 
my  bowlder  and  lay  flatter  than  a  sample  of  wall-paper. 

"Crack  — crack.  Burr— um!  Crack  — crack  — 
crack.  Burr— um  !  "  big  and  small  rifles  roared  out 
the  death-song,  until  at  last  I  saw  the  unfortunate 
deer  slowly  struggling  up  the  rocky  margin  nijt  fifteen 
yards  from  Doc.  That  worthy  fired  another  snap- 
shot, and  tlie  deer  went  down  on  its  knees  ;  then  it 
fell  over  and  died. 

Doc  executed  a  war-dance  round  it,  and  yelled,  "  I 
got  him  ! — I  got  him  !  " 

Somebody  hud  got  him  ;  so  to  settle  the  point  we 
told  where  we  had  held.  The  guide  claimed  to  have 
bored  him  through  the  shoulder,  which  would  neces- 


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sarily  be  the  left  one.  Doc  had  aimed  for  the  heart 
and,  of  course,  had  hit  the  mark.  My  one  shot  had  been 
fired  just  aliead  of  the  nose,  and  could  be  nowhere 
except  in  the  left  side  of  the  head,  or  neck,  as  we  had 
heard  it  strike.  The  deer  was  lying  upon  its  left 
side. 

We  turned  it  over  and  found  a  hole  a  couple  of 
inches  behind  the  left  ear.  This  mark  the  puide 
promptly  claimed.  He  cut  the  buck's  throat,  drg  out 
the  ball,  and  found  il  to  be  a  .44,  and  very  slightly 
nuishroomed.  It  was  lodged  against  the  vertebne  of 
the  neck.     Just  wliat  had  been  the  matter  with  that 


A  Hunting  Party  in  Muskoka  District. 

particular  cartridge  I  do  not  know  ;  the  ball  had  trav- 
eled all  right,  yet  it  had  failed  to  smash  bone.  There 
was  not  another  scratch  upon  that  side  of  the  game, 
so  the  guide's  claim  fell  through. 

The  other  side  told  a  different  story.  From 
seventy-five  yards  down  to  fifteen.  Doc  had  been 
holding  for  the  heart ;  part  of  the  time  while  the  deer 
had  been  swimming  straight  at  him  with  its  heart  well 
under  water,  and  the  rest  of  the  time  while  it  had 
been  tottering  about  the  shore  at  a  distance  never 
more  than  twenty  yards.  There  was  a  hole  in  the 
right  hip.  another  in  the  flank,  a  rake  across  the 
bell\ ,  and  yet  another  hole  tlirougli  the  off  forefoot  ! 


This  was  marvelous  shooting,  and  Doc  seemed  to 
realize  it,  for  he  looked  at  me  with  the  triumphant  air 
of  a  well-kicked  dog.  Finally  he  ventured  to  ask  how 
many  shots  had  been  fired. 

"Just  fifteen,  oh,  mighty  Nimrod,"  I  replied. 

This  statement  brought  forth  an  angry  protest,  but 
I  stuck  to  it,  for  I  had  counted.  Before  we  could 
decide  ttie  point,  the  dog-man  and  the  lumbermen 
swarmed  down  upon  us. 

"  How  many  did  ye  git  ?"  asked  one  bearded  giant. 
Upon  being  shown  the  deer  he  exclaimed:  "  Lawd 
sakes,  only  one  poo'  leetle  spike-buck  fur  all  that 
shootin' — fifteen  shots  fur  that  leetle  feller;  ye  must 
be  great  hunters  ! "  Then  the  gang  went  back  to 
work,  laughing  as  they  went. 

"How  many  times  did  you  fire?"  asked  Doc 
of    me. 

"Just  once,"  I  replied. 

"Why,  what  was  wrong?  Why  didn't  you  drill 
him  as  he  left  the  water?"  he  continued. 

By  way  of  answer  I  led  him.  over  to  the  bowlder 
behind  whicli  I  had  crouched.  Squarely  in  the  center 
of  it  was  a  big  splash  of  lead  !  The  moment  Doc 
saw  this  his  face  turned  gray.  "Let's  go  home,"  he 
gasjied  ;   "  I've  had  enough  for  one  day." 

I  gave  him  the  buck,  and  also  gave  myself  a  task 
that  I  had  not  counted  upon.  Only  those  who  have 
carried  a  long  pole  supporting  a  spike-buck,  while  two 
liusky  woodsmen  took  turns  at  the  other  end,  will  ap- 
preciate the  enjoyment  (?)  I  derived  from  that  long, 
weary  tramp  up  and  down  hills  to  the  wagon. 

When  the  confounded  deer  was  at  last  in  the 
wagon,  I  solemnly  addressed  Doc  as  follows  :  — 

"You  murderous  old  lard-factory,  from  this  day 
forward  you  are  forbidden  to  kill  anything  older  than 
a  spotted-coat,  under  penalty  of  having  to  pack  it  out 
yourself." 

Then  I  got  the  kinks  out  of  my  shoulder,  and  we 
drove  away  home. 

Over  the  last  pipe  that  night  Doc  remarked : 
"There's  one  good  thing  about  this  country;  it's 
chuck  full  of  deer.  -  We  haven't  done  so  badly  for  the 
first  day  out,  and  to-morrow  I'll  have  my  shooting- 
boots  on.      I'll  show  you  how  to  drop  'em  !  " 

He  did,  too,  but  the  subse(iuent  doings  may  well 
be  kept  for  another  day,  for  they  were  nmch  too  in- 
teresting to  be  rightly  dealt  with  in  the  limited  space 
of  a  single  article. 


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HOW  TO  REACH  MUSKOKA. 


The  extensive  region  in  which  lies  the  magnificent 
country  of  which  the  heauties  and  attractions  are 
dealt  with  in  the  foregoing  article,  is  situated  in  the 
northern  part  of  the  Province  of  Ontario,  in  the  Do- 
minion of  Canada,  and  is  without  douht  one  of  the 
most  delightful  pleasure  resorts  and  one  of  the  finest 
hunting  and  fishing  grounds  on  the  continent. 

The  Grand  Trunk  Railway  System  has  opened  up 
this  part  of  the  country  to  the  tourist  and  sportsman, 
and  is  the  only  line  by  which  the  Muskoka  Lakes  can 
be  reached.  Fast  Express  trains  run  every  week  day 
between  Buffalo,  Niagara  Falls,  Hamilton  and  Toronto, 
for  Muskoka  Wharf,  where  connection  is  m^de  with  the 
Muskoka  Navigation  Co. 's  steamers  for  the  trip  through 
the  Lfkes.  Barrie,  on  the  shores  of  Lake  Simcoe  (a 
beautiful  stretch  of  water),  is  passed.  Lake 
Couchiching,  on  whose  shores  the  thriving  town 
of  Orillia  is  situated,  ir  another  point  on  the  jour- 
ney, and  on  through  scenery  diversified  by  hill 
and  dale,  beautiful  streams  which  abound  in 
speckled  t'-out  and  other  gamy  fish,  until  we 
reach  the  shore  of  Muskoka  Lake.  The  tram 
carries  the  passenger  directly  to  the  boat,  and 
here  we  must  refer  to  the  capital  service  given 
by  the  five  fine  steamers  of  the  Muskoka  Navi- 
gation Co.'s  fleet.  These  boats  are  handsomely 
fitted  up  and  e(]uipped.  Good  meals  served  on 
board.  During  tiie  season  they  make  two  trips 
daily. 

Thousands  of  people  take  advantage  of  this 
charming  resort,  to  enjoy  their  annual  outing. 
Good  hotels  are  situated  at  different  points 
on  the  steamer  routes,  and  ample  and  good 
accommodatK  ■.  is   assured. 

Passengers  from  EastCTi  Points,  such  as  Quebec, 
Portland,  and  intermediate  stations,  proceed  via  the 
main  line  of  the  Grand  Trunk  thnuigh  Montreal  to  To- 
ronto, and  those  from  Boston  and  all  New  England  points 
by  connecting  lines  via  the  same  route,  and  thence  on 
to  Muskoka    by  the    Grand    Trunk    Railway  System. 


Tourists  from  the  Maritime  Provinces  reach  the 
Grand  Trunk  via  the  Intercolonial  Division  of  the 
Canadian  f'lvernment  Railways,  via  Montreal,  and 
proceed  ovli  the  main  line  as  above  described. 

In  the  West,  from  Chicago  and  points  in  the  West- 
ern States,  passengers  are  carried  over  the  main  line 
of  this  gr-at  system  by  way  of  Port  Huron  and  To- 
ronto, passing  through  some  of  the  principal  cities  of 
the  United  States  and  the  western  part  of  Ontario. 

From  points  in  the  East  located  in  or  passing 
through  Trunk  Line  territory,  the  route  is  by  way  of 
Niagara  Falls  and  Suspension  Bridge,  thence  Grand 
Trunk  Railway. 

From  points  in  the  South  pas-engers  reach  the 
Grand  Trurk  either  by  way  of  Buffalo,  Niagara  Falls 


Muskoka  Wharf  Station. 

and  Suspension  Bridge,  of  by  way  of  Detroit.     From 
each  of  these  points  the  trains  of  the  Grand  Trunk, 
convey  the  passengers  to  Muskoka  Wharf. 

Between  Buffalo  and  Toronto  trains  are  run  solid' 
over  the  Lehigh  Valley  and  Grand  Trunk,  crossing; 
the  Grand  Trunk's  new  single -arch,  double -track: 
steel  bridge  over  the  Niagara  River,. 


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B  IbiflblanD  IboU&aB. 


MAGNET  A  WAN  RIVER. 


The  beauty  of  Muskoka  lies  as  much  in  its  rivers 
as  in  its  lakes.  The  Magnetawan  is  situated  sixty 
miles  north  of  Gravenhurst,  at  Burk's  Falls,  on  the 
Grand  Trunk  Railway  System,  and  opens  up  another 
and  entirely  new  region,  to  steamboat  navigation,  to  the 
touiist,  and  particularly  the  sportsman,  who  can  get 
with  comparatively  little  trouble  to  a  district  which 
has  hitherto  been  accessible  only  to  those  with  ample 


Among  the  30,000  Islands  of  Georgian  Bay. 

means  and  time.  The  Magnetawan  River  is  just 
equi-distant  between  the  Muskoka  Lakes  and  Lake 
Nipissing,  and  drains  a  surface  of  about  4,000  square 
miles.  Some  idea  may  therefore  be  gathered  of  its 
magnitude  and  of  the  possibilities  for  canoeing  opened 
up  by  the  ramification  of  the  numerous  tributaries 
and  their  attendant  lake  enlargements. 

The  very  heart  centre  for  sport,  for  rod  and  gun. 


Its  rivers  and  lakes  can  be  ascended  and  descended  in 
canoes  amid  the  best  of  sport,  while  the  eye  is  fascin- 
ated by  the  fresh  and  unsullied  wilderness  of  its  for- 
est haunts. 

Burk's  Falls  stands  upon  the  banks  of  the  main 

Magnetawan,    at  the  head  of    steamboat  navigation, 

and  about  half   a  mile  below  the  forks  of  the  river 

where  the  two  great  north  and  south  branches  join. 

From  here  can  be  taken  either  of  the  steamers 

of  the  Muskoka  Navigation  Company — the  We- 

nonah  or  Cyclone. 

For  fifteen  miles  the  river  is  followed,  wind- 
,  ing  to  and  fro  as  all  Muskoka  rivers  seem  to  do. 
J  Lake  Cecebe  forms  the  next  link  for  ten  miles,  at 
tlie  foot  of  which  is  the  thriving  town  of  Mag- 
netawan. There  are  three  good  hotels  here — 
the  Magnetawan,  River,  and  the  Northern  House. 
After  passing  through  the  locks  the  steamer  con- 
tinues for  three  miles  more  in  the  river,  and  then 
enters  Lake  Ah-Mic.  This  is  another  of  the 
gems  of  Muskoka;  most  quaint  in  forai.  The 
lake  is  twelve  miles  in  length.  This  is  also  an- 
other excellent  route  for  boating,  as  there  are  no 
rapids  to  interfere,  or  portagi  .  to  make,  while  a 
nice  diversity  of  paddling  or  rowing  in  the  river 
is  interspersed  with  sailing  on  the  lakes.  The 
camping  fecilities  are  good.  The  pioneers  who 
have  penetrated  this  country  and  settled  lake 
shores  are  all  sportsmen,  and  boats  and  canoes 
and  skillful  guides  can  be  found  everywhere. 

From  here  on  the  more  adventurous  can  con- 
tinue their  canoe  route  by  the  Great  River  twelve 
miles  to  I^ake  Wah-wa-kesh,  and  thence  to  Byug 
Inlet,  about  fifty  miles  away  on  the  Georgian  Bay.  In 
this  distance  there  are  twenty  portages  of  varying 
lengths,  from  one  of  some  two  miles  to  most  of  only 
a  few  yards.  It  is  a  trip  not  to  be  attempted  without 
first-class  guides.  These  portages  made,  there  are  few 
difficulties  to  be  overcome. 

Visitors  to  the  Muskoka  Lake  region  should  take  a 
trip  on  the  Magnetawan  before  returning  home. 


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16 


Tourists'  and  Sportsmen's  Literature. 


The  following  publications  can  be  obtained  upon  application  to  any  of  the  agents 

of  the  Grand  Trunk  Railway  System: 


"Muskoka:     Land  of  Health  and  Pleasure,"  describing  the 
picturesque  Muskoka  Lake  region. 

"Muskoka  Special  Folder." 

"Thousand  Island  Polder." 

"Gateways  of  Tourist  Travel."      An  interesting  suide  honk 
published  by  the  Grand  Trunk   Railway    System,   containing   de- 


scriptive matter-towns,  cities  and  scenery— along  the  lines  of  the 
Grand  Trunk. 

"Guide  to  the  Pishinz  and  Hunting:  Resorts"  on  and  in  the 

vicinity  of  the  Giand  Trunk  Railway  System,  containing  reliable  in- 
formation in  regard  to  Fish,  Game,  Hotels,  Livery  and  general 
facilities. 


For  all  Information  Regarding  the  Muskoka  Lake  Region^  maps,  etc 

apply  to  any  agent  of  the  Grand  Trunk  Railway  System,  or  to 


T.  WTlfME,  Trav.  Pass.  .Xgt.,  194  Washington  St.,  -  Boston. 
J.  D.  McDOHALD,  City  Pass,  and  Tkt.  Agt..  285  Main  St.,  -  Buffalo. 
L.  R.  MORROW,  City  Pass,  and  Tkt.  Agt.,  103  S.  Clark  St.,  Chicago. 
R.  McC.  SMITH,  Southern  Pass.  Agt.,  417  Walnut  St.,  -  Cincinnati. 
R.  BUSHBT,  Trav.  Pass.  Agt.,  iq  Main  St.,         -        Cortland,  K.  Y. 


BEN  FLETCHER,  Trav.  Pass.  Agt.,  84  Woodward  Ave.,  -  Detroit* 
GEO.  W.  WATSON,  City  P.  &  T.  Agt.,  84  Woodward  Ave.,  Detroit. 
F.  P.  DWYER,  Eastern  Pass.  Agt.,  273  Broadway,  -  New  York. 
D.  0.  PEASE,  District  Pass.  Agt.,  Bonaventure  Sta.,  -  Montreal. 
M.  C.  DICKSON,  District  Pass.  Agt.,  Union  Sta..       -  Toronto. 


CHAS.   M.  HAYS, 

General  Manager, 

MONTREAL. 

GEO.  T.  BELL, 

Ass't  Gen'l  Pass,  and  Tkt.  Agt., 
MONTREAL. 


GEO.  B.  REEVE, 

Gen'l  Traffic  Manager, 

MONTREAL. 


W.  E.  DAVIS, 

Gen'l  Pass,  and  Tkt.  Agt., 

MONTREAL. 


E.  H.  HUGHES, 


Ass't  Gen'l  Pass,  and  Tkt.  Agt., 
CHICAGO. 


WM.  C.  GAGE  A  SONS,   PRINT£RS,   BATTLE  CREEK,   MICH. 


